I ended up recycling my binders.

Donate to your local thrift store or ask your local school if they would like them. I use old binders to hold recipes that I have collected over the years. Another old binder holds art/jewelry/craft/decorating ideas.

I have kids so they come in handy for those projects that didn't get announced until bedtime.

I also use them for recipe holders and warranty manuals. I keep some of my family stories in them. I've also used them when I was scrapbooking and didn't have a lot of extra money to buy albums. I scrapbooked in that size and used a decent quality page protector.

I donated them to a pet shelter.

I use binders to put my colored pages in and also keep my embroidery floss in. Special clear sleeves for those.

Sue

If they are clean and unmarked, I have found that some local charities can use them -- usually for office or educational use. Contact your local Volunteers of America, Salvation Army etc. donations coordinators. Also, see if you have an organization that collects school supplies near; parochial and public schools also.

I have a real weak spot for binders and paper. I have to sit on my hands when I see any posted on Freecycle!

Like others, I love them for recipes. The warranty idea is great!

I've been dealing with old binders, file folders, and paper. Donated some to the animal shelter and recycled some, and have exceeded my grandsons' wildest dreams for "art paper."

Scanners and hard drives get more use for saving and organizing documents in today's digital age than do binders. They're of limited use and value.

angel, if I can ask....you'd mentioned sometime back about working for a lawyer who was stingy as regarded benefits for you. More recently, you've talked about having to look for a new job without references from your old job. You're discarding binders with forms and CLE materials. Did your employer die?

I punched holes in envelopes and put the envelopes in a binder and now have a mini-filing cabinet for stuff like stamps, paper clips, stickies, etc. Stuff I had previously kept in the "junk" drawerl

Salvation Army/Good Will

Recycle them!

Call a couple of schools in your area. I'm in education - we've taken donations like that and been very appreciative.

I third the school idea. When I cleaned out my Dad's house, I had several large boxes of office supplies. I took them to the local elementary school (I asked first), and they were happy to get them.

I have a couple of gals from Freecycle coming to get what they want.

I use binders for all my recipes. I must have at least 15 of them and need more. also I keep them by my computer for general information.